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{{LLquote|Monetary wealth gives me freedom, and freedom gives me wealth of spirit!|Flavio|[[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]]}}
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|image=[[File:Flavio.jpg|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
{{quote|Monetary wealth gives me freedom, and freedom gives me wealth of spirit!|Flavio|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Flavio''' is a "famous", narcissistic, and naïve [[Rogueport]] entrepreneur who appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. He owns many ships, his favorite being the [[S.S. Flavion]], which he and [[Mario]] need to use to travel to [[Keelhaul Key]]. Flavio's name is most likely derived from the Latin word "flavus", which means "yellow", a reference to the color of his skin, as well as his cowardly nature.
==History==
[[File:PMTTYD Flavio at bar.png|x200px|thumb|left|Flavio talking to Mario in Rogueport]]
Mario can first meet Flavio at [[Podley]]'s bar. He is seen with text above him, showing him singing a pirate's song. When talked to, he rants about his prized possession, the [[Skull Gem]].


[[Image: Flavio.jpg|thumb|right|'''Flavio'''.]]
When Mario and his friends need to get to Keelhaul Key during Chapter 5, in order to obtain the [[Sapphire Star|fifth Crystal Star]], they need to ask Flavio to ferry them there with his ship, the S.S. Flavion. Flavio reluctantly agrees to take Mario to Keelhaul Key under the condition that he can keep all the treasures of the pirate king [[Cortez]]. After finding an [[Admiral Bobbery|experienced helmsman]] to help navigate, Mario boards the ship and the group shoves off.


'''Flavio''' is a "famous" [[Rogueport]] entrepeneur. He has in his possession many fine ships, his favorite being the [[S.S. Flavion]], which he and [[Mario]] used to travel to [[Keelhaul Key]]. It was unfortunately destroyed in the very same voyage. He enjoys believing that he is a fearless, brilliant man that others idolize and envy, but he is not particularly popular among his crew, or anyone, as a matter of fact. For [[Admiral Bobbery|Admiral Bobbery's]] last wish, he wants to drink his bottle of [[Chuckola Cola]], in Flavio's possession. Flavio's ancestors stole the [[Skull Gem]] from the Pirate King [[Cortez]] and the artifact has remained in his family until the day Flavio traded it back to Cortez in exchange for Cortez's help (and use of his ghost ship). The Skull Gem itself proved to be the only way of opening the secret entrance to the [[Pirate's Grotto]], home of Cortez's ship, the [[Black Skull]], and the [[Sapphire Star|fifth Crystal Star]]. It is also the source of the Black Skull's power, allowing it to sail.
On the trip to Keelhaul Key, [[Ember|Cortez's forces]] attack the ship, causing it to sink. The group is eventually washed ashore on Keelhaul Key and they set up camp there, Flavio soon getting in an argument with [[Pa-Patch]]. As the two of them go off to fight, they encounter more Embers and hide behind Mario. Afterward, Flavio decides someone should investigate the island, choosing to stay behind and sends Mario off to explore in his stead. Once Mario finds Bobbery, he returns to Flavio to ask for a [[Chuckola Cola (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Chuckola Cola]], saying it was Bobbery's last request. After giving Bobbery the Chuckola Cola and returning to Flavio, Mario and Bobbery tells Flavio about a mysterious skull rock near where Bobbery was found. Outvoted, Flavio partners with Mario for the moment until they reach the entrance to [[Pirate's Grotto]], the puzzle to get into it being the Skull Gem Flavio owns and the puzzle in the song that he sings.


Apparently, after the incident, he got insurance for his boat wreck and became the second richest man in [[Rogueport]].  
After Mario fights Cortez and obtains the Sapphire Star, he exits the grotto and finds out that [[Lord Crump]] and his forces are bombarding the island with their ship. Flavio suggests to ask Cortez to borrow his ship, the [[Black Skull]]. After some negotiating and Flavio giving up his Skull Gem, Cortez agrees to give Mario the ship. After a battle with the X-Nauts, Lord Crump decides to retreat, and Mario and co. go back to Rogueport.


In an [[Mailbox SP|Email]] from Pa-Patch, it is implied that Flavio occasionally returns to Keelhaul Key to complain to the remaining islanders about them "''treadin' water instead o' seizin' life''", as Pa-Patch puts it.
Apparently, after the incident and bidding Mario farewell, Flavio got insurance for his boat wreck and became the second richest man in [[Rogueport]].
According to the 7th issue of the [[Rogueport Direct Mail Service|RDM]], Flavio was punched in the face by [[Zess T.]] after causing gourmet ingredients to spoil on the dock by holding up a crew with a two-day story. He temporarily lost his memory as a result. The issue also says he is twenty-five years old.
==Personality==
Flavio is constantly bragging about how brave and courageous he is, but he is actually a coward and tries not to engage in anything dangerous, instead trying to get [[Mario]] and his crew members to do it instead. He also gets mad at anyone who disagrees with him, mainly [[Pa-Patch]], and he either snaps at them or challenges them to a fight.
Despite his arrogance and admitting that he is cowardly, Flavio, in an act of bravery, negotiates with Cortez and warns him that Mario will fight him again and he will even throw the Skull Gem away if he does not help.
==Tattle==
;Rogueport, Podley's Place
*"''That's the entrepreneur, Flavio. He's like, super-rich, and he owns lots of ships. What's he doing in [[Podley's Place|here]] so early in the day, though?  Think he's doing OK?''"
;Rogueport harbor
*"''That's the entrepreneur, Flavio. He's like, super-rich. He owns lots of ships. I don't know for sure, but it looks like [[S.S. Flavion|this ship]] is his favorite.''"
;Keelhaul Key
*"''That's the entrepreneur, Flavio. He calls himself the leader of this group. He's a funny enough guy... but he mostly loafs around and makes folks do his work. Not much of a leader, huh? ...But WHAT a dresser!''"
==Gallery==
<gallery>
PMTTYDNS Flavio.png|Singing sprite from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' on the [[Nintendo Switch]]
PMTTYD NS Characters Group Artwork.png|Group artwork from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' on the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Magazine Summer 2024 TTYD Relationship Chart.png|Flavio on the Nintendo Magazine for summer 2024, showing a relationship chart featuring many characters from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=マルコ<ref>{{cite|quote=ぼうえきしょうにんの マルコよ|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo Co.|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Maruko
|JapM=Marco, a reference to the famous explorer [[wikipedia:Marco Polo|Marco Polo]]
|ChiS=马可<ref>{{cite|quote=这是贸易商马可哦。|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo (Hong Kong)|language=zh-hans}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Mǎkě
|ChiSM=From the Japanese name and「马可·波罗」(''Mǎkě Bōluó'', Marco Polo)
|ChiT=馬可<ref>{{cite|quote=他是貿易商,叫做馬可喔。|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo (Hong Kong)|language=zh-hant}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Mǎkě
|ChiTM=From the Japanese name and「馬可·波羅」(''Mǎkě Bōluó'', Marco Polo)
|Dut=Gaston<ref>{{cite|quote=Dat is de zakenman, Gaston.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=nl}}</ref>
|DutM=Possibly a reference to the villain from the Disney movie ''{{wp|Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast}}''
|Fre=Marco<ref>{{cite|quote=C'est Marco, le marchand-aventurier.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=fr-ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Marco, marchand-aventurier.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=fr}}</ref>
|FreM=A reference to the famous explorer, Marco Polo
|Ger=Korsario<ref>{{cite|quote=Der Kaufmann Korsario.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de}}</ref>
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''Korsar'' ("corsair") and "Mario"
|Ita=Marco<ref>{{cite|quote=Lui è Marco, un ricco commerciante.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=A reference to the famous explorer, Marco Polo
|Kor=마르코<ref>{{cite|quote=무역 상인 마르코야|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Korea|language=ko}}</ref>
|KorR=Mareuko
|KorM=Marco
|Spa=Marco<ref>{{cite|quote=Es Marco, el mercader, un pez gordo del comercio que posee varios barcos.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=es-419}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Es Marco, el mercader, un pez gordo del comercio que posee varios barcos.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=es-es}}</ref>
|SpaM=A reference to the famous explorer, Marco Polo
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Coincidentally, Flavio somewhat resembles the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] residents. His drink, Chuckola Cola, is a nod to the Beanbean Kingdom itself.
[[File:PMTTYDNS concept art characters 8.png|thumb|Concept art featuring two iterations of Flavio as a Toad near an alternately colored version of his final design]]
*He is also known to be the editor of the mysterious magazine ''[[Foppish Gourmet Weekly]]''.
*Flavio was originally designed as a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] before becoming the unnamed creature he appears as in the final.
*In the final RDM issue of the game, it states that Flavio is 25 years old.
*According to Flavio, he is the editor of a magazine titled ''[[List of Implied Organizations#Foppish Gourmet Weekly|Foppish Gourmet Weekly]]''.
*In certain ways, he is the [[Kolorado]] of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.  He acts all thrill-seeking, fearless and daring, but when danger strikes, he is a coward and useless.
*The default [[Mii]] for the Roaming Gourmet role in the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''{{wp|Miitopia}}'' is named Flavio.<ref>[https://www.miilibrary.com/NX/MiitopiaSwitchDemo/Gourmet Mii Library- Flavio]</ref> The Mii in the role is also given a blonde wig styled similarly to Flavio's hair.
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*Flavio is heavily associated with kazoos in the Nintendo Switch [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], as most songs in the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) sound test|soundtrack]] feature the instrument.
 
==References==
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Revision as of 23:00, September 6, 2024

Flavio
Flavio
Artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“Monetary wealth gives me freedom, and freedom gives me wealth of spirit!”
Flavio, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Flavio is a "famous", narcissistic, and naïve Rogueport entrepreneur who appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He owns many ships, his favorite being the S.S. Flavion, which he and Mario need to use to travel to Keelhaul Key. Flavio's name is most likely derived from the Latin word "flavus", which means "yellow", a reference to the color of his skin, as well as his cowardly nature.

History

Flavio talking to Mario in the bar in Rogueport Square in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Flavio talking to Mario in Rogueport

Mario can first meet Flavio at Podley's bar. He is seen with text above him, showing him singing a pirate's song. When talked to, he rants about his prized possession, the Skull Gem.

When Mario and his friends need to get to Keelhaul Key during Chapter 5, in order to obtain the fifth Crystal Star, they need to ask Flavio to ferry them there with his ship, the S.S. Flavion. Flavio reluctantly agrees to take Mario to Keelhaul Key under the condition that he can keep all the treasures of the pirate king Cortez. After finding an experienced helmsman to help navigate, Mario boards the ship and the group shoves off.

On the trip to Keelhaul Key, Cortez's forces attack the ship, causing it to sink. The group is eventually washed ashore on Keelhaul Key and they set up camp there, Flavio soon getting in an argument with Pa-Patch. As the two of them go off to fight, they encounter more Embers and hide behind Mario. Afterward, Flavio decides someone should investigate the island, choosing to stay behind and sends Mario off to explore in his stead. Once Mario finds Bobbery, he returns to Flavio to ask for a Chuckola Cola, saying it was Bobbery's last request. After giving Bobbery the Chuckola Cola and returning to Flavio, Mario and Bobbery tells Flavio about a mysterious skull rock near where Bobbery was found. Outvoted, Flavio partners with Mario for the moment until they reach the entrance to Pirate's Grotto, the puzzle to get into it being the Skull Gem Flavio owns and the puzzle in the song that he sings.

After Mario fights Cortez and obtains the Sapphire Star, he exits the grotto and finds out that Lord Crump and his forces are bombarding the island with their ship. Flavio suggests to ask Cortez to borrow his ship, the Black Skull. After some negotiating and Flavio giving up his Skull Gem, Cortez agrees to give Mario the ship. After a battle with the X-Nauts, Lord Crump decides to retreat, and Mario and co. go back to Rogueport.

In an Email from Pa-Patch, it is implied that Flavio occasionally returns to Keelhaul Key to complain to the remaining islanders about them "treadin' water instead o' seizin' life", as Pa-Patch puts it.

Apparently, after the incident and bidding Mario farewell, Flavio got insurance for his boat wreck and became the second richest man in Rogueport.

According to the 7th issue of the RDM, Flavio was punched in the face by Zess T. after causing gourmet ingredients to spoil on the dock by holding up a crew with a two-day story. He temporarily lost his memory as a result. The issue also says he is twenty-five years old.

Personality

Flavio is constantly bragging about how brave and courageous he is, but he is actually a coward and tries not to engage in anything dangerous, instead trying to get Mario and his crew members to do it instead. He also gets mad at anyone who disagrees with him, mainly Pa-Patch, and he either snaps at them or challenges them to a fight.

Despite his arrogance and admitting that he is cowardly, Flavio, in an act of bravery, negotiates with Cortez and warns him that Mario will fight him again and he will even throw the Skull Gem away if he does not help.

Tattle

Rogueport, Podley's Place
  • "That's the entrepreneur, Flavio. He's like, super-rich, and he owns lots of ships. What's he doing in here so early in the day, though? Think he's doing OK?"
Rogueport harbor
  • "That's the entrepreneur, Flavio. He's like, super-rich. He owns lots of ships. I don't know for sure, but it looks like this ship is his favorite."
Keelhaul Key
  • "That's the entrepreneur, Flavio. He calls himself the leader of this group. He's a funny enough guy... but he mostly loafs around and makes folks do his work. Not much of a leader, huh? ...But WHAT a dresser!"

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マルコ[1]
Maruko
Marco, a reference to the famous explorer Marco Polo
Chinese (simplified) 马可[2]
Mǎkě
From the Japanese name and「马可·波罗」(Mǎkě Bōluó, Marco Polo)
Chinese (traditional) 馬可[3]
Mǎkě
From the Japanese name and「馬可·波羅」(Mǎkě Bōluó, Marco Polo)
Dutch Gaston[4] Possibly a reference to the villain from the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast
French Marco[5][6] A reference to the famous explorer, Marco Polo
German Korsario[7] Portmanteau of Korsar ("corsair") and "Mario"
Italian Marco[8] A reference to the famous explorer, Marco Polo
Korean 마르코[9]
Mareuko
Marco
Spanish Marco[10][11] A reference to the famous explorer, Marco Polo

Trivia

Concept art found in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Concept art featuring two iterations of Flavio as a Toad near an alternately colored version of his final design
  • Flavio was originally designed as a Toad before becoming the unnamed creature he appears as in the final.
  • According to Flavio, he is the editor of a magazine titled Foppish Gourmet Weekly.
  • The default Mii for the Roaming Gourmet role in the Nintendo Switch version of Miitopia is named Flavio.[12] The Mii in the role is also given a blonde wig styled similarly to Flavio's hair.
  • Flavio is heavily associated with kazoos in the Nintendo Switch remake, as most songs in the soundtrack feature the instrument.

References

  1. ^ ぼうえきしょうにんの マルコよ」– Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo Co. (Japanese).
  2. ^ "这是贸易商马可哦。" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Simplified Chinese).
  3. ^ 他是貿易商,叫做馬可喔。」– Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Traditional Chinese).
  4. ^ "Dat is de zakenman, Gaston." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (Dutch).
  5. ^ "C'est Marco, le marchand-aventurier." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
  6. ^ "Marco, marchand-aventurier." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (French).
  7. ^ "Der Kaufmann Korsario." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (German).
  8. ^ "Lui è Marco, un ricco commerciante." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
  9. ^ "무역 상인 마르코야" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Korea (Korean).
  10. ^ "Es Marco, el mercader, un pez gordo del comercio que posee varios barcos." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
  11. ^ "Es Marco, el mercader, un pez gordo del comercio que posee varios barcos." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish).
  12. ^ Mii Library- Flavio